Jean-Baptiste Godart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French entomologist
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Place of Birth: Origny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Jean-Baptiste Godart
- Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist. Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth.
- He was charged by Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) with writing the article on these insects in the Encyclopédie Méthodique.
- Godart then undertook his Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France publication starting in 1821 and not completed until 1842.
- In addition to the fauna of France, it also covered exotic diurnal species.
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